Afternoon Traffic Report for Friday, 6 September 2013

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Thursday, September 05, 2013
Jim Russ

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**** INCIDENTS, EVENTS AND SLOW TRAFFIC ****

Baltimore City: Preston Street will be CLOSED between Cathedral and Howard Streets until 9 am on Monday, September 9th.

Baltimore City: GRAND PRIX CLOSURES:

Pratt Street from the Convention Center to Calvert St. LEFT lane BLOCKED for race wall storage

Light Street SOUTHBOUND after Pratt Street - LEFT lane BLOCKED

Hanover St and Hopkins Place remain CLOSED between Lombard and Pratt Streets

US 50/Bay Bridge:THREE EASTBOUND lanes OPEN.TWO WESTBOUND lanes OPEN.

I-70: No incidents rep

I-83/Harrisburg Expressway: No incidents reported

I-83/Jones Falls Expressway: No incidents reported

I-95 (North of Baltimore): No incidents reported

I-95/Fort McHenry Tunnel: No incidents reported

I-95 (Baltimore City): No incidents reported

I-95 (South of Baltimore): No incidents reported

I-97: No incidents reported

MD 295/Baltimore-Washington Pkwy: No incidents reported.

I-395: No incidents reported.

I-695/OUTER Loop Beltway: No incidents reported.

I-695/INNER Loop Beltway:

I-695/Curtis Creek Draw Span: No incidents reported

I-795: No incidents reported

I-895/Harbor Tunnel Thruway: No incidents reported

**** MASS TRANSIT ****

On or close to schedule.

***DAILY ROADWORK**

***CONTINUING ROADWORK***

Allegany County: Work is underway to repair the I-68 Bridges over Patterson Avenue and Kelley Road in Cumberland. While two lanes will be maintained in each direction for the duration of the project, lane shifts and traffic pattern changes will occur from time to time and the ramp from Lee Street to I-68 westbound has been CLOSED.

One lane of the WESTBOUND span may be closed the following times for maintenance work:

Wednesday from 9 am until 2:30 pm

Thursday from 9 am until 1 pm

The RIGHT LANE of the WESTBOUND span may be blocked for about 15 minutes at 5:30 am and at 3:30 pm on Wednesday and at 5:30 am and 1 pm on Thursday for worker drop off and pick up at the suspension span.

When daytime two-way traffic is in effect on the westbound span, toll lanes 1 through 5, on the left side of the toll plaza will be directed into two-way flow traffic on the westbound span.

Motorists wishing to use an E-ZPass® Only lane to access the eastbound span should use toll lanes 6 or 9.

Anne Arundel County:The first phase of repaving MD 648 in Anne Arundel County is underway.Crews will begin milling and paving work between MD 2/Ritchie Highway and MD 10/Arundel Expressway will start on Sunday night.Motorists can expect lane closures overnights, Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.Resurfacing on this portion of MD 648, which carries about 11,000 vehicles a day, should be completed by early September.

Anne Arundel County: Shoulder repaving will cause single lane closures on I-97 BOTH WAYS between MD 178/Crownsville and US 50/Parole, overnights, Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Anne Arundel County: Repaving on MD 2/Ritchie Highway NORTHBOUND between US 50 and Robinson Road will cause single lane closures, overnights Sunday through Friday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore City: Hanover Street Bridge û The reversible lane is CLOSED for long term repairs. TWO LANES OPEN EACH WAY

Baltimore City: Repairs to the sink hole on Light Street between Fayette and Redwood Streets continues to BLOCK the RIGHT lane around the clock. An additional lane will be CLOSED daily this week from 9 am until 3 pm.

Baltimore City: Northbound Charles Street is CLOSED between 28th Street and University Parkway. Northbound detour: Calvert Street. Southbound detour: St. Paul Street. East-west streets remain open for commuters, including the connection along Charles Street between Art Museum Drive and 33rd Street. Effective Monday, June 10th, the single lane for local traffic on Charles Street will be CLOSED between 33rd and 34th Streets for the duration of the project.

Baltimore City: The ramp from Potee Street and Patapsco Avenue to I-895 northbound will be closed until about MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th. Motorists will be able to get to I-895 northbound from Frankfurst Avenue.

Baltimore City: Athol Avenue between Old Frederick Road and Edmonson Avenue has been restricted to ONE-WAY, SOUTHBOUND traffic ONLY because of long term road work.The work is expected to last until early October.

Baltimore County: Repaving on the OUTER LOOP between Eastern Avenue (MD 150) and Pulaski Highway (US 40) will BLOCK as many as TWO lanes overnights, Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore County: Work to mill, patch and repave both loops of the Beltway (I-695) between Liberty Road and Security Boulevard and between York and Providence Roads is underway. For the Beltway project between Pikesville and and Woodlawn, motorists can expect to find up to TWO lanes of I-695 CLOSED Sunday through Thursday from 7 pm until 5 am the following morning. Those who drive I-695 through Towson can expect to to find up to TWO lanes of I-695 CLOSED Sunday through Thursday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning. The project in Towson will also require ramps in the I-695 interchanges with York, Dulaney Valley and Providence Roads to be closed at times, Sunday through Thursday from 10 pm until 5 am the following morning. Motorists driving through both work areas should be alert for mid-day shoulder closures from Monday through Friday. Both projects should be completed by the summer of 2014.

Baltimore County: Reconstruction and repairs to the curbs, sidewalks and MTA bus pads along with the repaving of Liberty Road between the Beltway and the Baltimore City/County line will cause single lane closures Mondays through Fridays from 9 am until 3 pm and Sundays through Thursdays from 7 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Baltimore County: Crews will be removing and replacing damaged sections of concrete from Loch Raven Blvd between Joppa and Cromwell Bridge Roads.Drivers can expect single lane closures on Loch Raven Blvd and ramp closures at I-695, Sunday through Thursday, from 9 pm until 5 am and any time on weekends from 10 pm on Friday until 9 pm on Sunday.The work should be completed by early fall.

Baltimore County: Work on the new Middletown Road Bridge over I-83/Harrisburg Expressway continues after Monday morning rush hour. Single lane closures are possible each day, Monday through Friday on I-83/Harrisburg Expressway EACH WAY at the Middletown Road work zone from 9 am until 3 pm.

Cecil County: Repaving on US 40/Pulaski Highway will cause single lane closures between the Maryland/Delaware state line and the Big Elk Creek Bridge, overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Charles County: The Nice Bridge on US 301 at the Maryland/Virginia line will be reduced to one lane with flagging operations, alternating northbound and southbound traffic, one direction at a time during the following overnight hours:

Saturday from 9 pm until 6 am the following morning.

Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm until 4 am the following morning.

Trucks greater than 10-feet wide will not be permitted to cross the bridge during flagging operations.

Howard County:Repaving of MD 216 at US 29 in Howard County will occur overnights between 8 pm and 5 am the following morning, Sundays through Thursdays.During those hours, motorists should anticipate lane closures on MD 216 as well as overnight closures of the exit ramp from SOUTHBOUND US 29 to BOTH DIRECTIONS of MD 216 and the ramp from BOTH DIRECTIONS of MD 216 to SOUTHBOUND US 29. Crews will mill, patch, repave and restripe six-tenths of a mile of MD 216. The work should be completed by mid-September.

Howard County: Work to repave a stretch of I-95 between MD 216 and MD 32 in Howard County is underway. Motorists can expect overnight lane closures between Sunday and Friday nights.Single lane closures will begin at 7 pm, Mondays through Thursdays and at 8 pm on Fridays and Sundays.Double lane closures are possible after 9 pm each night.All lanes should reopen by 5 am the following morning.During the construction, the speed limit in the work area will be reduced to 55 mph.The repaving should be completed by mid-September.

Howard County: Pavement milling, patching and repaving will cause lane closures on a one-mile stretch of MD 32 between I-70 and Emory Farm Lane (north of MD 99) until early fall.Motorists can expect single lane closures and lane shifts each weeknight from 7 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Montgomery County: Work to repair and upgrade the curbs, drainage, traffic signals and sidewalks on MD 355/Wisconsin Avenue between Bradley Boulevard/MD 191 and Montgomery Avenue/MD 28 will cause SINGLE lane CLOSURES, Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm. Beginning next spring, upt to TWO lanes will be CLOSED overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 10 pm until 5 am the following morning for repaving. The work should be completed by Fall of 2014.

Montgomery County: Repaving on MD 355/Wisconsin Avenue between Western Avenue and Bradley Boulevard/MD 191 will CLOSE up to TWO lanes overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Montgomery County: Repaving and other repairs on MD 97/Georgia Avenue between the MD/DC Line and MD 390/16th Street will cause single and double lane closures overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 10 pm until 5 am the following morning. The work should be completed by late fall of this year.

Montgomery County: Bridge deck replacement may close up to two lanes on New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) at Sligo Creek Parkway, Monday through Fridays from 5 am until 3 pm and from 7 pm on Saturdays until 5 am the following morning.

Montgomery County: Utility work and repaving BOTH WAYS on Connecticut Avenue between I-495 and Manor Road will close up to two lanes at a time nightly, from Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm on until 5 am the following morning.

Montgomery County: Repaving on MD 355/Rockville Pike BOTH WAYS between Nicholson Lane and Old Georgetown Road will CLOSE up to TWO lanes, Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm and overnights, Sunday through Monday from 9 pm until 5 am.

Montgomery County: Utility work on SOUTHBOUND MD 355/Rockville Pike between I-495/Capital Beltway and Jones Bridge Rd will CLOSE up to TWO LANES, Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm until 5 am.

Prince GeorgeÆs County: Repaving and work to the extend the turn lanes on MD 197 between the Baltimore/Washington Parkway/MD 295 and Brockbridge Road will cause SINGLE lane CLOSURES, Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm and possible DOUBLE lane CLOSURES, overnights Sunday through Thursday from 8 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Prince Georges County: Utility work and repaving BOTH WAYS on MD 202/Landover Road between US 50 and MD 704 will cause SINGLE LANE CLOSURES Mondays through Fridays from 9 am until 3 pm the following morning and DOUBLE LANE CLOSURES Sundays through Thursdays from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Prince GeorgeÆs County: Repaving on MD 410/East-West Highway between MD 212/Powder Mill Road and MD 650/New Hampshire Avenue will cause alternating SINGLE and DOUBLE lane closures EACH WAY nightly from Sunday through Thursday between 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Prince GeorgeÆs County: Intersection widening on MD 410/East-West Highway at US 1 will CLOSE up to TWO LANES on BOTH ROADS Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm and on US 1 overnights, Sunday through Thursday from 9 pm until 5 am the following morning.

Queen AnneÆs County: Overhead lighting work along an eight mile stretch of US 50 in Queen AnneÆs County continues.

SHA may occasionally have temporary single lane and shoulder closures according to the following schedule:

May through September 30 - Single-lane closures between 7 am until 5 pm weekdays with the following exceptions:

+No eastbound lane or shoulder closures permitted on Fridays

+No westbound lane or shoulder closures permitted on Mondays

October 1 through April 30 - Single-lane closures are permitted Monday through Friday 7 am until 5 pm, except for holidays, BOTH DIRECTIONS on US 50.

Somerset County: Repaving on US 13/Ocean Highway between MD 413/Crisfield Highway and the Pocomoke River will cause SINGLE lane CLOSURES, Sundays through Thursdays from 7 pm until 6 am the following morning. The work should be finished by late September.

Washington County: Repainting of the US 11 (West Potomac Street) Bridge over the Potomac River in Williamsport will require SINGLE lane CLOSURES, Mondays through Saturdays from 9 am until 3 pm and on Sunday from 8 am until 5 pm.